Tech Thursday Inside the Shark Tank

DC256 and NAC-ISSA kick off our first “Tech Thursday” hands on workshop with “Inside the Shark Tank”. See inside of network traffic with the Wireshark network protocol analyzer. Pick apart packets piece by piece as we analyze networking traffic to tell a story of how different network devices talk between one another. Covering tips and tricks to quickly identify and troubleshoot networking issues, Attendees will learn how to capture and perform basic analysis on network traffic.

Attendees will learn how to capture and perform basic analysis on network traffic. Attendees should already understand networking basics, such as the OSI model, IP addresses, MAC addresses, the client and server relationship,the differences between TCP and UDP, and the concept of port numbers. DC256 posted a link for the event, which includes the download for Wireshark and PCAPs that we’ll be covering: https://dc256.org/tt/wireshark. The event supports anything on Windows, Mac, and Linux, although Windows is preferred.  

DC256 requests attendees download the files in advance so that we can get everything rolling quickly.  

Our instructor goes by the name Oyster. Oyster has been working as a cybersecurity professional for over a decade. His first love of computers started with networking fifteen years ago, and hasn’t slowed down since. Over the years, Oyster has held three Cisco Certified Networking Associate (CCNA)-level certifications. Oyster enjoys hacking on various objects in his spare time. His favorite shark is a hammerhead.